> A: Not really....
I wasn't familiar with Reply All and only listened to this episode after it was mentioned in a comment here on HN about two weeks ago.
P.J. Vogt is selling himself short. It is a fantastic piece of investigation. The story unfolds beautifully. I had a smile on my face the entire way through. When they finally played the song at the end I grinned from ear to ear in delight.
What the hell isn't to love about it?
The stories they tell should be of interest to the HN crowd, I'd highly recommend everyone give them a try.
I loved the Missing Hit episode of Reply All and need to make a point of seeking out this podcast more. The only episodes I've heard, I've loved. There's another good one that must be at least a year old now about scammy products on Amazon.
Also yes, yes, no is hilarious and sometimes even I learn stuff from those segments, because they go really deep on the memes.
I highly recommend Reply All.
One word of warning, they do sometimes get stuff wrong in ways that are frustrating as an expert. It's usually a minor error but one that feels very out of place. Sometimes it's a tech error, sometimes it's a story about a company where you actually know the founders.
So be prepared to accept that. They are however really receptive to feedback.